Chapter 145 - Awaken The Demon Of 18th Hell

Far away in a deserted area, the wind carried away her footsteps leaving no traces of Emmy's long expedition. If anyone saw her walking aimlessly in the desert, they would surely mistake her for a wandering ghost amidst the sand dunes.

Emmy had travelled a long distance by now, although it was her first time here, her footsteps were so steady just like they were so familiarised with the terrain around. With every step taken, Emmy knew that her destination was nearing and the anticipation in her heart started to peak up. The desert slowly changed to barren land and then to marshy area but Emmy did not even care to take rest. She was determined to fetch the only hope she had left in her heart.

In just a few days, Emmy had lost her happiness completely, her best friend and love were fighting for their lives .Also, she knew an enemy had appeared out of the dark, so she had to take this step now before anything else could happen. Once she had lost everything and now she was ready to awaken the demon of 28th hell for her loved ones.

A howling wind stopped Emmy and she could feel the energy surging in every tendon of her muscles. 

" So this is it… " 

Emmy wondered and scoffed as she gazed at the desolated land in front of her. She raised her hands and could feel the barrier. 

" No seal can hinder my journey. You may have started the war but in the end victory shall be only mine."

As determination filled in her eyes, the energy surging inside her shot up to her palm and struck the barrier, forcing it to be shattered like a thin layer of glass. 

With the sudden commotion, Emmy could not believe it herself. The scene which emerged in front of her eyes was quite astonishing. The barren land was nowhere to be seen, in that place stood a lavishing castle. The grandeur of the building was no less than the Esbertrazian castle but this one had its own creepiness. It looked as if the place itself had a deathly aura. 

Emmy did not hesitate to step inside and walked straight to the magnificent building. She was a complete stranger to this place but somehow everything felt like a dejavu. 

" I found your lair and now you can't stop me from releasing him."

As she walked ahead, suddenly few people jumped in front of her, as Emmy was wearing a hoodie jacket, the attackers could not see her properly nor could identify that a woman was actually standing ahead.They only recognised a frail body but powerful enough to break the seal the enchantress had created to trap them. First they thought it would be their miss but as the person neared them, felt a different air surrounding the stranger.

"You punk, who are you?"

The one who raised the question was none other than Demetrick, who was once bashed out by Emmy itself.

Sensing the powerless auras from her front, Emmy did not flinch, she bravely removed the hoodie making her face clear to the crowd. 

" It is you. How dare you even come here? "

More than being agitated, Demetrick was in fact scared as a few days back, he had observed the weakening of their powers. It meant only one thing, that their miss was in danger. Now as he saw Emmy in their world, chills ran through his body. He was no longer the powerful commander of the sorceress and last time after being beaten by this little lass, his powers were totally destroyed. His body was like an empty shell but he was hoping that when their miss revives her full powers , he could regain his strength back.

Emmy scanned through the crowd but could not find the person she was searching for, so she directly launched her attack without even Introducing her to the people.

Soon after Demetrick was found lying on the ground completely defeated along with his men. Emmy scoffed and asked, " I came here for a purpose, neither am I interested in you nor want to claim this land, just give me the person whom I am in search of."

Demetrick raised his head and in a low weak voice said, " Byron cannot be freed, only our mistress can break her seal which has been draining his powers till now. So even if you intervene, nothing is going to change "

Emmy knew who this mistress could be and as per the family line, she could call this evil mistress as her aunt. Then again, why should she even call that person her aunt who was dead determined to kill the enchantress. Her eyes had a solemn pain while thinking about the past but she hid it completely before kicking Demetrick again.

" I do not wish to hear any advice from your filthy mouth. Just let me know where I could find Byron Zucathore ?"

The kick had landed straight to his abdomen, making Demetrick feel more dead, none-the-less he knew that this girl could not break the seal and free the Zucathore prodigy, so he arrogantly showed Emmy the way.

Walking through the inner walls of the castle, both of them reached a steep staircase. Emmy knew this might be the entrance to the dungeon which master Neshag once had mentioned. He said that to make way for his escape, Alex's father had to sacrifice his leftover powers.

" You go first."

Without waiting for Demetrick's reply, Emmy directly pushed him down the stairs. After falling down a flight of stairs, Emmy could hear Demetrick groan in pain. She happily descended the stairs only to see that at the end, there was only one cell.

It was not guarded but Emmy knew once entered , no one could come out unless the seal was broken. Poor Demetrick had to be landed straight into the seal and now he was also trapped inside the cell. Emmy walked to the cell, raising her guard against any hidden traps of the dungeon. 

Emmy walked to the pavement which separated the cell and stairs only to find that Demetrick had lost his consciousness when he fell. She was contemplating what to do next when she heard a voice.

"Is he dead?"

Emmy was on her alert as it was a bit dark inside the cell but she sensed movements along the shackles of chain moving. The voice was deep but enticing and it reminded Emmy of Alex. Her heartbeats raced by the thought of meeting Alex's father as he was the key to wake Alex up from his deep slumber

" He better be dead or else I would have to get my hands dirty before we go from here.".

Hearing Emmy's reply, surprise flashed in those eyes.The fearless attitude and the bold statement, just like his sister's but her face was totally different. Byron sighed, " I thought it would be my son coming to my rescue but it seems he doesn't care. Watching you I am quite surprised though, May I have the honour of knowing who you are? "

Emmy suddenly felt that all her words were stuck in her throat. She was confident about any answer if the person standing in front of her was someone else but how could she tell him what happened to his son and who she was to him.

" I am Emmy, Emmetina Esbertraz. Daughter of Shawn Esbertraz and your… "

Emmy could not speak the rest of her words and quietly swallowed them back to her throat. She mustered up her courage once again but spoke something else. " Who I am is not of any importance, the prior thing to do is free you."

Finishing her line as Emmy was going to take a step into the cell but Byron stopped her.

"Child, you may be powerful, I can feel that but no one can break the seal of this cell. The one who can do it must be much disappointed with me, so do not get trapped like me here. You can enter and never can exit from this dungeon. Sorceress had put her best in making this seal. "

Emmy looked straight to the person who was contemplating over his miseries, her body suddenly had an adrenaline rush as she rushed into the cell and touched the shackles of the chain which had been detaining Byron for years.

" Child, what did you do ?" Byron screamed at Emmy. 

At first Emmy got scared but then she spoke boldly, " You may think that only your son could free you from here but now he needs you the most. Alex is waiting for his father at the Esbertrazian clan and our hope is you. I shall fight till my last breath just for him. So stop protesting and let me help you. You need not bother with who I am and why I am here."

Byron could not register what Emmy meant by his son needed him the most now because he was shocked to see the black smoke surrounding him .